A Taste of Foleshill: a guided heritage walk

346B Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5AJ

Coventry’s Foleshill Road is a mixing pot of cultures, histories, sounds and smells. Only a mile and a half from the city centre, the modern-day international bazaar boasts food, fashion and heritage from around the world.

Opening Times ● Saturday 21 September: 10:30 – 12:00

Pre-booking not required.

Albany Theatre

The Albany Theatre, Albany Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6JQ

The Albany Theatre is a 1930s art-deco style theatre formally the home of the old Coventry Technical College.

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire have been on air since September 2005. The station broadcasts seven days a week and is also home to journalists from BBC Midlands Today and BBC News online. It broadcasts news, sport, discussion and music programmes.

Christ Church Coventry

11 Frankpledge Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 5GT

Christ Church has a long history as one of the churches forming the three spires of Coventry. However, following the destruction of the church in 1941 only the spire remains on the old site. The modern Christ Church lies a few miles away.

Opening Times ● Saturday 14 September: 10:00 – 17:00

Pre-booking not required.

Coombe Country Park

Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2AB

Coombe Abbey Country Park offers 500 acres of beautiful gardens, woodland, lakeside walks and bird watching all set against the stunning Coombe Abbey.

Council House

The Council House is a Grade II early Tudor style listed building with rich heraldic decoration. It was built in 1913-17 although due to the start First World War, the building was not officially opened until June 1920 by the Duke of York.

Coventry Cathedral

The ruined Cathedral church of St Michael stands as a symbol the triumph of Peace and Reconciliation over the horrors of war and the urge for retaliation. The ruins are known globally and attract visitors from all walks of life.

Coventry Printmakers’ Open Exhibition and Holyhead Open Studios

Coventry Printmakers are holding their inaugural ‘Open Exhibition’ showcasing traditional printmaking by artists living within a CV postcode within the Class Room Gallery located within Holyhead Studios.

Coventry Transport Museum

Millennium Place, Hale Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1JD

Largest collection of British road transport in the world. Includes the City’s nationally important collections of vehicles, motorcycles and cycles as well as one of the fastest cars in the world: Thrust SSC.

Gurdwara Guru Nanak Prakash / 550 Anniversary Celebrations

71 Harnall Lane West, Coventry, West Midlands

Equality and service are the key tenets of the Sikh religion. See these in action. Find out what a gurdwara looks like, what happens inside and its contribution to its locality, the City of Coventry and internationally.

Holy Cross Church Open Day

Church of the Holy Cross, St. Austell Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5AE

July 27th 2019 is the 80th anniversary of Holy Cross Church’s dedication as a place of worship. Come and see an exhibition of how the church has evolved over the years in response to the changing times.

Opening Times ● Saturday 14 September: 10:00 – 16:00

Pre-booking not required.

Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church, 5A Priory Row, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5EX

Founded in the 12th century first recorded in 1113, it is one of the largest medieval churches in England. Features the famous Doom painting of the Last Judgement. This extraordinary building has survived fire, reformation and Blitz.

HOME

HOME is an unforgettable evening of high-flying aerial work from Coventry’s very own critically acclaimed performance company Highly Sprung and Circus pioneers Upswing.

Opening Times ● Sunday 15 September: 20:30 – 21:45

Pre-booking not required.

King’s Field Orchard

A444 island junction of Binley Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4EW

The site was part of ‘King’s Fields’ so-called it is said because it was where King Richard set up his camp prior to the Battle of Gosford Green.

Opening Times ● Sunday 22 September: 11:00 – 16:00

Pre-booking not required.

Legend and reality Godiva – Dame Goodyver’s Daye

Coventry City Centre, Broadgate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1NH

Lady Godiva showed the way 1000 years ago and her spirit is alive today. We acknowledge and reveal the trailblazing women behind the legends enabling other people to walk in past footsteps and develop new paths.

Opening Times ● Friday 20 September: 10:30 – 12:00

Pre-booking not required.

Lychgate Cottages (presently the Coventry Prayer House)

3-5 Priory Row, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5EX

The Lychgate cottages are three interconnecting Grade II listed cottages. They are the only intact Benedictine Monastic buildings in the original priory precinct and their history and heritage are woven with that of Coventry’s St Mary’s Priory.

Our Place at the Table

757 Foleshill Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 5HS

Equalities, peace and Human Rights sit at the heart of this global city of cultures, and this event is an opportunity to celebrate the ‘International Day of Peace’ and respond to what they mean to the people of Coventry in an open conversation.

Opening Times ● Saturday 21 September: 12:00 – 16:00

Pre-booking is required.

Queens Road Baptist Church

Queens Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3EG

The church congregation has been meeting since the middle ages of the 17th century but the present chapel was opened in 1884.

St Bartholomew’s Church

Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2DT

The present building was built at the expense of Lord Craven who owned Coombe Abbey nearby and was dedicated in 1773, although the original site dates back to the Middle Ages where there is evidence that a chapel was established here.

Opening Times ● Saturday 14 September: 11:00 – 16:00

Pre-booking not required.

St George’s Church, Coundon

The original parish church on this site, was a wooden building dating from 1928/9 when the district of Coundon began to be rapidly expanded. The foundation stone of the new church was laid by Lord Iliffe, with the then vicar, Rev Bill Wilson in 1938.

Opening Times ● Saturday 14 September: 11:00 – 16:00

Pre-booking not required.

St John the Baptist Church

St. John the Baptist Church, Fleet Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3AY

This striking Grade 1 collegiate church was described by Sir Gilbert Scott, the eminent Victorian architect as possibly the most beautiful church in the Country.